Proventil
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Salbutamol, also known as albuterol and marketed as Ventolin among other names, is a medication that opens up the medium and large airways in the lungs. It is used to treat asthma, exercise-induced bronchospasm, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It may also be used to treat high blood potassium levels. It is usually used by inhaler or nebulizer but is also available as a pill and intravenous solution. Onset of action of the inhaled version is typically within 15 minutes and lasts for two to six hours.
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Diarrhoea
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on November 24, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: WHAT SIDE EFFECTS!!! THE NEW HFA PROVENTIL IS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE. IT TAKES 6 TO EIGHT PUFFS TO GET ANY RELIEF, AND THEN I STILL I DO NOT FEEL IT WORKS AS WELL AS THE OLD PROVENTIL. H...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 30, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Doesn't relieve asthma symptoms. I have to use more than the recommended dose in order to get minimal relief. One puff used to work, now with the new med, it takes 2 to 3 puffs. It is v...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Cough, Respiration abnormal
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 21, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“Well,my six year old daughter has been on this medication for about 6 months and at first she could not breath through the night,she would cough & have problems breathing. But, now she sleeps all nigh...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Respiration abnormal
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 21, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“Well,my six year old daughter has been on this medication for about 6 months and at first she could not breath through the night,she would cough & have problems breathing. But, now she sleeps all nigh...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Drug ineffective
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“I have only been using this inhaler for about 6 months as opposed to the 6 years I used my other inhaler. This one does not work most of the time! I feel like I am constantly needing more medicine, ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Drug ineffective
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“I have only been using this inhaler for about 6 months as opposed to the 6 years I used my other inhaler. This one does not work most of the time! I feel like I am constantly needing more medicine, ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 26, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“The new inhalers that do not have CFC are terrible. I urge you to go to the web site
SAVECFCINHALERS.ORG and sign the petition. Give us back the air we need to breath.
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Breath odour
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 26, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“... takes more puffs to get the needed air in my lungs with this.I wonder, did something change with them????I would really hate to be out somewhere and to have a really bad breathing episode.I have had ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Drug ineffective
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 7, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: None, it's useless. Provides absolutely no relief. As a poor-ish college student, i simply can't afford to chuck out $40 every month for this stuff so i find myself being frug...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Apathy, Drug ineffective
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on February 1, 2009 @ 12:00 am
“... an effective form of albuteral need to find a way to take action for change. Our pulmonary specialists seem not to be hearing us and the drug companies are certainly not motivated to change back. I ...”